Diving Courses

Learning to dive is the start of an adventure in which you will explore the amazing beauty and mystery of another world. SCUBA Diving is one of the most exciting and invigorating activities available and yet one of the easiest and safest to learn. The PADI system of diver education is recognized world wide with more divers learning the PADI way than with any other training agency.

Amadores Beach is located close to the dive centre and is our dive site of choice for beginners and courses. The beach is almost enclosed and therefore perfect for beginners as well as being a nice dive for more advanced divers.

The beach is man-made and is now home to abundant marine life. As it is almost enclosed, the Amadores Beach qualifies as a "confined open water site" in accordance with PADI training regulations and we do use it as much as possible for the confined sections of the PADI courses. However, there are times when this site is not suitable due to bad weather or visibility and at those times we use a private swimming pool which is at our disposal for exclusive use.

We offer the full range of PADI Courses from Discover Scuba Diving to entry level certification courses and onwards to Advanced, Specialty and professional levels.

It is possible to have photos taken during any course or dives with us. We take digital photos and give you a disc to take away for only 20€.

Discover Scuba Diving

This program allows those who have never tried diving before to safely experience the thrill of scuba diving in just one day. Discover a new world with vivid colors, pristine beauty and fascinating aquatic creatures. You can view fish up close as though you're swimming in a giant aquarium.

After this dive you will be presented with a certificate showing that you understand diving basics, should you want to continue to Scuba Diver or Open Water certification.

Minimum age for Discover Scuba Diving is 10 years. However, there is a similar course available for 8 - 10 year olds called the Bubblemaker Course. It is effectively the same course as Discover Scuba Diving however at a shallower depth.

Scuba Diver Course

This certification is for people with limited time. In just two days you'll receive a diving certificate that is recognised all over the world.

With this certification you can dive under the guidance of a Divemaster, an Assistant Instructor or an Instructor to a maximum depth of 12 meters. As the course follows the same path as the Open Water Diver course, you can upgrade by completing the remaining two knowledge development sessions, two confined water sessions and the last two open water dives. Minimum Age: 10 years.

Open Water Course

Upon completion of this course you will be awarded the PADI Open Water Diver certification card, enabling you to dive almost anywhere in the world to a maximum depth of 18 meters with another suitably qualified diver.

Throughout the course, you’ll learn the fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive theory, dive equipment and techniques. You earn this rating by completing confined water dives and knowledge development sessions and by making four open water dives. This approach will ensure that you'll have fun, become comfortable in the underwater world and dive safely.

The Junior Open Water Diver course for children from 10-15 years is the same program as for adults. However, the junior diver must dive with a certified adult (10 and 11 year olds with a parent or dive professional) to the age of 15 and are limited to a depth of 12 meters.

eLearning

eLearning is now available for the Open Water, Advanced Open Water and Enriched Air Courses. After enrolling PADI’s eLearning system presents you with interactive presentations that include videos, audio, graphics and reading. This allows you to move through the theory part of these courses at your own pace and then to complete the in water part with us here at prd. Click on the image to the right for more information »

Student Referrals / Open Water Dives

Complete your theory and pool work at your local PADI facility, then join us at Puerto Rico Diving to complete your four open water training dives for final certification.

Adventures in Diving & Advanced Open Water Course

Become more comfortable in the water and more confident with your personal diving skills. This programme provides you with more dive experience and deeper understanding of the underwater world

The Adventures in Diving program consists of two programs - Adventure Diver and Advanced Open Water Diver.

Adventure Diver consists of three adventure dives from the list below and the Advanced Open Water Diver consists of 5 adventure dives which must include Deep and Navigation dives.

• Underwater Navigation
• Deep dive
• Underwater Photography
• Search & Recovery
• Wreck Diver
• Night Diver
• Drift Diver
• Dry Suit Diver
• Multilevel Diver
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Underwater Naturalist
• AWARE Fish Identification
• Boat Diver

For divers under 15 years a Junior Adventure Diver or Advanced Open Water diver certification is available, however the maximum depth for the deep dive is limited to 21 m / 70 ft

Rescue Diver Course

How would you deal with a diving emergency, such as a panicked diver at the surface or underwater? What about a diver who surfaces and says that their buddy is missing? What about the care for a diver with suspected decompression sickness (DCS)? Find out on the PADI Rescue Diver Course.

The Rescue Diver course is an important progression on from Advanced Open Water Diver and turns the focus away from pure dive skills, to those that allow you to deal with diving accidents and emergencies involving yourself and others.

You will learn diver rescue skills and emergency procedure management. You will complete knowledge sessions and then during confined water and open water sessions, you will perfect what you have learned and discussed, including diver tows, calming panicked divers, searching for lost divers and how to surface and resuscitate unconscious divers.

We aim to make learning accident prevention / management and rescue techniques exciting and fun without neglecting the subject's seriousness.

Emergency First Response

Proof of participation in a First Aid/CPR course within the previous two years is a Rescue Diver certification requirement. Puerto Rico Diving offers the internationally recognized Emergency First Response program conducted in one day. During this special course you'll be taught appropriate and useful First Aid and CPR techniques. You will practice recognizing health problems and dealing with all kinds of emergency situations you may come across in real life. This course is recommended for both divers and non-divers.

Scuba Review

If you are a certified diver, but it’has been a while since you've been diving, PADI's Scuba Review is just perfect for you. This refresher course helps you to tune-up your diving skills without having to repeat an entire scuba course.

PADI Specialities

These programs focus on special diving activities. A wealth of acquired knowledge and skills shared with your Specialty instructor will enhance your enjoyment and confidence in your chosen specialty. Remember that all dives completed during your Advanced Open Water Diver course count towards a Specialty Diver rating. As an Advanced Diver some specialty ratings can be earned with only one dive more. Pre-requisites vary from having completed the PADI Open water course, Adventure Diver Course or Advanced Open Water Course depending on the Speciality. Please ask us for more details.

Master Scuba Diver

This is the highest non-professional rating in recreational scuba diving. It denotes a high level of competence and personal achievement for all divers who earn this rating. For the Master Scuba Diver certification, you must complete the PADI Advanced, Rescue and five Specialty courses. This isn't so much a course, as a recognition of your achievements.

Divemaster

PADI's first professional diver rating. This program develops your diving and leadership abilities, as well as your theoretical knowledge to a professional level.

Supervising dive activities and assisting instructors in their courses are only some of a Divemaster's responsibilities. To enter the Divemaster program the candidate must be over 18 years old, certified as a Rescue Diver and have logged at least twenty dives. A minimum of sixty dives is required for certification.